Build a Windsor Comb-Back High Chair with Chairmaker Jeff Wyatt
5 Days: Monday-Friday, August 21st-25th, 2023 8AM-5PM
Tuition: $1200
Ages: 16 & Up
Instructor: Jeff Wyatt
Instructional Delivery Method(s): In person
Prerequisites: None
Program Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Program Description:
Build a Windsor Make a Comb-Back High Chair with Chairmaker Jeff Wyatt. Students will join us for a 5-day class. We will start with logs on Monday morning and finish with a Comb-Back High Chair late Friday afternoon.
About your instructor: When Jeff Wyatt is not working in the oil refinery, you would find him in his workshop shop in Middle Tennessee. Jeff has been published in numerous magazine articles including This Old House Magazine and American Association of Woodturners. He has taken numerous classes with Greg Pennington, Jeff Lefkowitz, David Ellsworth, and Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute’s own Luke Barnett.
Learning Objectives:
Students will learn how to obtain and choose the ideal logs for a chair
Students will learn how to rive the logs to get perfect straight-grained lumber. We will steam bend the arm rail with a bending strap, we will talk about when it is appropriate to use a bending strap
We will learn how to build a kiln and control the moisture content in the wood to get the best out of it
We will sculpt and carve the seat, layout and carve handhold knuckle profile and the classic comb volute
This is a hand tool, intensive class. There will likely be additional hours needed during this class, expect to work late some days
How to finish your chair, milk paint techniques
Alternative carving methods
At the end of the course, students will have created their own hand-crafted Windsor Comb-Back High Chair to last generations
Attendance Requirements: Students must attend all days
Location: Sam Beauford Woodshop, 1375 N. Main St, Building 41, Adrian, Michigan 49221
Class Size: Maximum 5
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If you have any questions, please contact Luke Barnett at (517) 759-3070 or luke@sambeaufordwoodshop.com
